Media Matters - Michael Shear

Media Matters - Michael Shear http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/michael_shear This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Michael Shear en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America In two separate items, Wash. Post misled on Obama's response to Lewis statement http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160017 In two separate items, The Washington Post reported John McCain's accusation in the October 15 presidential debate that Sen. Barack Obama failed to repudiate comments by Rep. John Lewis without noting that Obama responded by pointing out that his campaign did, in fact, issue a statement saying that Lewis' invocation of George Wallace in criticizing the McCain-Palin ticket was not appropriate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160017 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:08:23 EST Wash. Post uncritically quoted McCain misrepresenting Biden's proposal for Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160006 The Washington Post uncritically quoted Sen. John McCain's claim during the final presidential debate that Sen. Joe Biden had "this cockamamie idea about dividing Iraq into three countries." In fact, Biden introduced a plan to "[m]aintain a unified Iraq by decentralizing it and giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis breathing room in their own regions." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160006 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:32:00 EST Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama "would raise taxes." In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:48:02 EST Wash. Post's Shear reported Democrats criticized McCain's budget plan, but not that nonpartisan analysts dispute its projections http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090006 In an article on Sen. John McCain's proposed plan to balance the budget by 2013, The Washington Post's Michael Shear reported that "Democrats immediately criticized McCain, asserting that his promise is unrealistic, given his stated goals of tax cuts and other government spending." In fact, several economists and nonpartisan analysts have also criticized McCain's plan, reportedly saying that McCain's proposal for numerous tax cuts would bloat the deficit or require huge spending cuts. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090006 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:15:47 EST Wash. Post, AP reported on Vets for Freedom ad without noting McCain campaign surrogates' link http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070012 In an article about a Vets for Freedom (VFF) television ad, The Washington Post reported that VFF chairman Pete Hegseth denied that his organization is operating on behalf of Sen. John McCain, but "conceded that the message in the ad is almost identical to McCain's on the stump." Similarly, the Associated Press reported that McCain "is getting ... help from" the VFF television ad campaign. But neither the Post nor the AP mentioned that Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman -- McCain supporters and frequent campaign surrogates -- had served on the VFF Policy Board of Advisors. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070012 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:47:24 EST Wash. Post's Shear falsely claimed "McCain rarely talks about his time as a POW" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020011 In an online chat, The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear asserted, "McCain rarely talks about his time as a POW (though others sometimes do on his behalf.)" In fact, McCain has repeatedly highlighted his experience as a POW, even as he and the media have promoted the notion that he is reluctant to do so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020011 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:51:16 EST Media continue to falsely claim Clark criticized McCain's service http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Several media reports falsely claimed that Wesley Clark criticized Sen. John McCain's military service during a June 29 appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, including CNN anchor John Roberts, who said that "Clark took a weekend hit at McCain, targeting his history as a war hero and his possible future as president." In fact, Clark praised McCain as "a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EST Ignoring his reversal, media mention McCain's immigration bill in context of his attempt to gain Hispanic support http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to woo Hispanic voters, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the Politico, and Reuters mentioned McCain's previous support for comprehensive immigration reform but did not note that he has since said he would no longer support a comprehensive reform measure he co-sponsored. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:14 EST On washingtonpost.com, Shear falsely suggested Obama made contradictory statements on withdrawal from Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150007 The Washington Post's Michael Shear falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama has changed his position on U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq since September 2007, writing that when Obama was "[a]sked to make a withdrawal timeline pledge during a debate last September," he "declined, saying that 'it's hard to project four years from now,' " but that Obama now says "he will remove all combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months of becoming president and will leave 'some troops' in Iraq to protect U.S. embassy personnel there and carry out targeted strikes on terrorists." But contrary to Shear's suggestion, Obama did not make contradictory statements. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150007 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:12 EST Wash. Post, Special Report reported Hagee's apology to Catholics, without noting his other smears http://mediamatters.org/items/200805140003 In reports about televangelist John Hagee's apology for his anti-Catholic remarks, neither The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear nor Fox News' Brit Hume mentioned that Hagee -- whose endorsement Sen. John McCain has acknowledged seeking -- also has made controversial statements about women, race, homosexuality, and Islam. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805140003 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:20:09 EST Wash. Post stated that McCain "condemned" TN GOP attack on Obama but didn't note that he later touted TN GOP chairman's endorsement http://mediamatters.org/items/200803090002 A Washington Post article stated that Sen. John McCain "condemned" a Tennessee Republican Party press release that used Sen. Barack Obama's middle name. However, the Post did not mention that McCain later touted the endorsement of the Tennessee Republican Party chairman, who was quoted attacking Obama in the press release. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803090002 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:40:08 EST Wash. Post, NY Post baselessly asserted that Clinton was referring to NH moment by saying "I said I would not tear up" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 The Washington Post and the New York Post both baselessly asserted that Sen. Hillary Clinton referred to an emotional moment before last month's New Hampshire primary when she said during a February 4 visit to the Yale Child Study Center, "I said I would not tear up." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:05:49 EST